The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-24

have to be1ofiered in the presence of him
who has said: t'If you forgive not
men, their trespasses neither will
your heavenly father forgive your
trespasses. What sorry plight ii we
stand there hating this one, and hating
That one, and wishing some one else a
calamity and we ourselves needing forgive
ness for 10, 900 times 10000 obliquities Of
heart and life. When our last hour comes
we want II 10 find us all right Hardly
anything affects me 50 much in the I'M
covering OF ancient Pompei ~ the account
oil the soldier who, after the city had for
many centuries been covered with the
ashes and scoriae Of Vesuyius, was found
standing in his place on guard, hand on
spear and helmet on head Others fled at
the awful encouragement, but the cx-
ploret, 200 years after, found the body OF
that brave fellow in right position. And
1t will be grand thing il, when out last
moment comes, We are found in right POI
sition toward the world, as well as the
right position towardI God, on guard
and unafirighted by the ashes from the
mountain Of death. | do not suppose that
am any more of II coward than most peo-
pie, but declare TO you that | would not
dare to sleep tonight II there were any
being in all the earth with whom | would
not gladly shake hands, lest, during the
nigN hours, my spirit dismissed TO other
reolms, ] should, because Of my unior-
giving spirit, be denied divine forgive
ness.
But says some woman, there IL a
horrid creature that has 50 injured me
that rather than make up with her would
die hrst Well, sister, you may take
your choico-for one or the other II will
bc-your complete pardon Of her or Gods
eternal Punishment Of you. But says
some man, that fellow who cheated me
out OF those goods, or damaged my bust
ness credit, or started that lie about me in
the newspapers, or by his pcrtldy broke
up my domestic happiness, forgive him |
cannot, forgive him | will not Well,
brother, take your choice. You will
never he nj peace with God till you are mt
peace with man. Feeling as you now do,
you would not get 10 near the harbor OF
heaven rs TO soc the light-ship. Better
leave that man with the God who said,
Vengeance Ii mine, will repay You
may say Il will make him sweat for that
yet j will make him squirm; ! mean 20
pursue him 10 the death, but you are dam
aging yourself more than you damage him
and you are making heaven Tor your own
soul an impossibility. II he will not be
reconcilcd TO YOU, he rcCOncled 10 him.
In five or six hours IL will be shutdown.
The dahlias will bloom against the western
sky. Somewhere between this and that
take shovel and bury the old quarrel at
least six feet deep. Let not the sun 20
down upon your wrath.
but, you say, Il have moro than ]
can bear; too much IL put upon me and |
am not 10 blame ii am somewhat revenge
ful and unrclcniing.' Then | think II
the little child at the moving Of some goods
from u store. The father was putting some
rolls Of goods on the child's arms, package
after package, and some one said: That
child h being overloaded, and 80 much
ought not 10 be- put on her, when the
child responded: Father knows how
much can carry; and God, Our Father,
will not allow too much imposition ON his
children. In the dry Of eternity IL will be
found YOU had not one annoyance too
many, not one evaporation too many, not
one outrage too many. Your heavenly
Father knows how much you can carry.
again: We ought not 10 allow the pas
Sagc OF the sunset hour before the dismissal
n all our nilronts. because we may asso-
rate the sublimest action OF the soul with
the suhlimcst spectacle In nature. II II n
mos, dehghisomc thing 10 have our per-
aonal experience allied with certain OBJ
icclA There IL u tree OF river bank where
God first answered your prayer You will
never pass that place, Tor think Of that
place. without thinking OF the glorious
communion. There Was some gate, or
some room, or some garden walk, where
you wcr aflianccd with the companion
who has been your chief Joy ia life. Nou
never speak Of that place but with n smile.
Some ul YOU have pleasant memories con.
nccicd with the evening star, or the
moon In its iipt quarter, or with the
sunrise, because YOU saw II Just M
you were arriving nt hnrbor after
tcmpcsiuous voyage. Forever and forever,
q nearer, associate the sunset with your
magnanimOus, out and out, unlimited NJ
nuncintion OF all hatrvds and forgiveness
Oi oil foes. admit Il IN the most difficult
Of oil graces 10 practice, aud nl the start
you may make acomplcic failure, but keep
on In the attempt tO practice Il. Shakes.
pcar wrote ten plays before hc reached
Hamlet, aud seventeen PLAYS before hc
reached Merchant vt Venice, nndtwcnty-
eight plays before hc reached Macbeth
And gradually you will come from the
easier rriCcs 10 the most difficult. Beside
that, u Is not matter of personal deter.
mination IN much ns the laying hold Of the
almighty arm oi Cod. who will help ~ Ia
do anything We ought o. do. Remember
that In all personal controversies the one
least to blame will have 90 take the iir.t
step nj pacifiCniion. II u II ever effective.
Tho contest between iEchinos aud Aris.
tippus psounds through history, but Arts.
tippus who was least 20 blame, went to
ESchincs and said 'Shall We not agree
10 bc friends before We make ourselves the
laughing stock OF the whole country And
lEschinos said: Thou art Ear better
man than |, for | began the quarrel. hut
thou hast been the iint In healing the
BREACH and they were always friends
aiiorward. ~ let the one one Oi YOU that
IL least 20 blame take the first step toward
Cancellation The one most In the
wong will never take H. Oh,
V makes one feel splcndidly
To be- able 10y Coils help TO practice unlim.
tied forgiveness. II improves ones body
and soul IL will make YOU measure thrrc
" four morv inches around the chest and
improve your respiration w that you can
take deeper and longer breath. II i'm.
proves the counlcnmcc by scattering the
gloom and Frightening the forehead, and
louscning the Punched look about the nos.
trl and lip, aud makes you somewhat like
God himself. lie "a omnpoionrc, and W.
cannot copy that. lie is independent 81
oil the universe, aud We cannot copy that
lie u creative, and We cannot copy that
lie Is omnipp's,nt, and We cannot Sppy
that. hut ho iurgiycs with broad sweep
all faults, and all ncglccts, and all insults.
nnd OIL wrong.doIng, and In that We may
copy him with mighty succcsi. Go hamcs
that sublime action Of your soul tu un